word verification

Have you ever paid to the word verification you have to type in before either commenting on a blog or joining a group? It's fascinating! It says that the words are chosen at random, but I think that there's more to it than this. I was commenting on Karol's blog, and my word was exotheak. In examining these words more, I think they actually have a very profound meaning. Exotheak must be the part of a cruistacean, you know, like the theak that is found on the outside of the skeleton, like an exoskeleton. Bearhea is like diarrhea that is found in the forest. Marscapt is a dessert served with warm ice cream and topped with chocolate, and Cated is the past tense of catting. See? I'm sure its a conspiracy, and if we put together all of the word verification words we'd get the answer to the meaning of life, or maybe the location of the holy grail...

Seven things about me that might be true...

Well here goes, mine isn't nearly as pretty as Karol's...

1. I raw feed my three German Shepherds, tonight they got chicken necks, turkey wing, beef kidney and some tongue, and they loved it.
2. I have never smoked pot, and really have no desire to try it. (although my back hurt so bad this weekend I was sorely tempted)
3. I have watched all of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes at least once, sometimes more.
4. I feel the need to adopt all of the biting German Shepherds I can find. Seriously, I feel compelled to do this. At least nobody can break in to my house...
5. I used to be very depressed and wore only black because I wanted someone to notice and help me. Now I wear black because I like it, and it's practical.
6. I used to collect stuffed animals. I have tons of garbage bags full of them in my garage. Now I use them for dog toys, but feel slightly sad when they get ripped up.
7. When I was a kid I wanted to be the Statue of Liberty. I even practiced standing with a book and flashlight.

After a great pain a formal feeling comes

About two days ago, I woke up with a brain splitting earache. The whole right side of my face ached. I couldn't figure out if my ear was causing my jaw pain, or vice versa. Either way, I hurt. I couldn't open my mouth, chew, lay on my right side, or even touch my ear. Thinking it was something that would pass, I let it go. The following morning, it felt slightly better, except as the day progressed, my right ear became fuzzy and then I could hardly hear from it. At this point, I got slightly concerned. With some trepidation, I decided to go to the health center. Previously I had bad experiences there, finding that the doctors were sorely lacking in medical knowledge. Well, I thought that a simple ear infection could be dealt with. I'm not so sure. When the doctor looked in my ear she saw a "huge" ball of wax that was undoubtedly causing my pain. So, bowing to her expert knowledge, I had my ear irragated. They mixed warm water, hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle with a hose at the end, and proceded to pump two bottles worth into my poor, sore ear. When they were done, the doctor looked in it again, still seeing the wax, and told me to come back the following day. I left, my ear packed full of ear wax softener and cotton, throbbing and stinging from the original pain and now new pain from the flushing. The following morning, I woke up, my ear feeling slightly less painful but much more clogged. So, back I went to the doctor for another two spray bottles pumped into my ear. When the nurse looked in my ear again, she thought it was still there, but according to the doctor, it had come out. It wasn't "huge", because we didn't even notice it come out. When the doctor looked in it again she decide that since they forced so much liquid into it they made it macerated, and much more likely to become infected. I guess what I'm getting at, is, after all that, I'm still in pain, can't hear from my right ear and am on antibiotic drops 4 times a day. If the wax was plugging my ear up, and now that it's gone, why can't I hear? Hooray for doctors!